Plantains can be prepared in a variety of ways but today, we’ll be giving unripe plantain some love.

Eating unripe plantain meals have many health benefits. Eating unripe plantain regularly can help reduce health issues connected with obesity as it contains high amounts of a type of insoluble fibre called pectin.

Plantains contain high levels of vitamin A, high in magnesium and potassium, which can help the body and mind deal with the symptoms of withdrawal from a habit-forming substance. They promote digestion, they are a quick source of energy and they don’t contain any cholesterol

INGREDIENTS

• 300g unripe plantain, diced
• 200g ripe plantain, diced
• Pumpkin leaves or spinach, chopped
• 2 tbsp scent leaf, finely chopped
• Chilli pepper to taste
• 1 large onion bulb
• 1 cup crayfish, ground
• 1 1/2cup of Nosak Famili palm oil
• 2 Seasoning cubes
• 400g Dried or Smoked fish
• 500g of chopped goat meat
• Peppered snail to serve (optional)

PREPARATION

Peel, wash and dice the plantain

Season the diced goat meat and cook till it soft

With the stock from the goat meat, cook the plantain adding salt, crayfish, pepper, palm oil and seasoning cubes

Add water to be a little above the plantain level in the pot

Add the dried or smoked fish

When the plantain is soft, mash slightly with a wooden spoon

Add the vegetable and cook for another 5 minutes

Taste for salt and serve with the peppered snail.

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